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An historical account of the many signal naval atchievements [sic] obtained by the English over the Spaniards, from the year 1350 to the present time. Containing All the Expeditions, Voyages, and Adventures of the following Admirals, Captains, and Commanders, of the English Nation. Viz. Capt. Hawkins, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Richard Greenvil, Earl of Cumberland, Admiral Cavendish, Admiral Howard, Sir John Norris, Earl of Essex, Sir Richard Levison. Sir William Monson, Admiral Blake, Admiral Bembow, Sir George Rooke, Sir John Leake, Sir Charles Wager, Admiral Byng, Lord Cobham, Sir John Jennings, Admiral Hosier, &c. To which is added, some remarkable speeches in Parliament on the Spanish depredations; with an Introduction on the Present Posture of Affairs.
Date: 1740- Books
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An historical account of the many signal naval atchievements obtained by the English over the Spaniards, from the year 1350 to the present time. containing All the Expeditions, Voyages, and Adventures, of the following Admirals, Captains, and Commanders, of the English Nation. Viz. Capt. Hawkins, Sir Frangis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Richard Greenvil, Earl of Cumberland, Admiral Cavendish, Admiral Howard, Sir John Norris, Earl of Essex, Sir Richard Levison, Sir William Monson, Admiral Blake, Admiral Bembow, Sir George Rooke, Sir John Leake, Sir Charles Wager, Admiral Byng, Lord Cobham, Sir John Jennings, Admiral Hosier, &c. To which is added, some remarkable speeches in Parliament on the Spanish depredations: with an Introduction on the Present Posture of Affairs.
Date: 1739- Books
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The almirante of Castile's manifesto. Containing, I. The reasons of his withdrawing himself out of Spain. II. The Intrigues and Management of the Cardinal Portocarrero, and Don Manuel d' Arias, about the Will of King Charles the Second, to Advance the Duke d' Anjou to the Possession of that Crown. III. The Government of Cardinal Portocarrero, &c. after the King's Death. IV. The Designs of France against Spain. V. The Manner of the Admirals making his Escape into Portugal. VI. And his proceedings at Lisbon. Faithfully translated from the original printed in Spanish at Lisbon, since the Arrival there of King Charles III.
Cabrera, Juan Tomás Enríquez de, duque de Medina de Ríoseco, 1652-1705.Date: 1704- Books
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An abridgement of The history of England. Being a summary of Mr. Rapin's History and Mr. Tindal's continuation, From the Landing of Julius Caesar, to the Death of King George I. With The Characters of the Kings at large, the State of the Public Revenues, Exchequer, and Coins, at and after the Conquest; and also lists of the Peers created in each Reign, Knights of the Garter and Bath, Baronets, Bishops, Chancellors, Chief-Justices, Judges, and Admirals, to the Present Times. Illustrated With the heads and monuments of the Kings, Queens, &c. On Seventy copper plates. ...
Rapin de Thoyras, M. (Paul), 1661-1725.Date: MDCCXLVII. [1747]- Books
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The court and city English register, for the year of our Lord 1799. Being a collection of English lists, Including a New List of the Eighteenth Parliament of Great Britain, Summoned to Meet for their First Session in September; 1796. Also His Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council, the Lords and Commons of Parliament. The Principal Officers of the State, the Navy, Law, and Trade; the Heads and Professor of Colleges, together with a list of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, the Admirals, Captains, and Commanders of the Navy. With the present State of Scotland and America. Compiled by Samuel Watson, bookseller.
Date: [1798]- Books
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A general history of sieges and battles, By Sea and Land. Containing, A Particular and Circumstantial Account Of the most remarkable Battles and Sieges, Bombardments and Expeditions, In different Ages and Parts of the World; And particularly, such as relate to Great Britain and her Dependencies. Including, anecdotes of the Lives, Military and Naval Transactions, of all the celebrated Admirals, Generals, Captains, &c. who have distinguished themselves in the Service of their Country. In which will be explained, The Military and Naval Terms of Art. Embellished with Plans of the Battles, and Heads of the Illustrious Persons, mentioned in the Course of the Work. Vol. I. Second Edition.
Date: 1762- Books
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An impartial history of the life and reign of our late most gracious sovereign Queen Anne, Of blessed memory; Wherein is contained, An Accurate and Exact Account of the most Memorable Transactions of that incomparable Princess; As also the most Material incidents of the Life of the late Duke of Ormond. In Three Parts; Containing, I. An Account of the most remarkable Civil Transactions of Her Majesty's Reign, particularly Her uniting the two Crowns of England and Scotland, a Work which had been in vain attempted by many of Her Royal Predecessors; together with the most memorable Victories gained by Her Admirals at Sea, as the Reduction of the whole Island of Minorca, the Taking of Gibraltar, and Raising the Siege of that Place, and the rendering the Descent of the Pretender in Scotland ineffectual, without harrassing the People with any extraordinary Levies or Taxes. II. The Transactions of Her Allies, under the Command of the immortal Prince Eugene, and the Generals of the States of the United Provinces. III. The glorious Atchievements of our own immortal Hero, the great Prince and Duke of Marlborough. The Whole Illustrated with a large Variety of whole Sheet Copper-Plates, engraven by the best Hands, representing all the Sea-Fights, Battles, and Sieges in which those Admirals and Generals were concerned. By Paul Chamberlen, Gent.
Chamberlen, Paul.Date: MDCCXXXVIII [1738]- Books
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Reflexions upon the late most extraordinary promotion of sixteen admirals.
Date: M.DCC.LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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A dictionary of the world: or, a geographical description of the Earth; with an historical and biographical account of its principal inhabitants, From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time. Including whatever is most useful in Geography, and most interesting in Sacred and Profane History. Containing a Description of the Continents, Islands, Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Mountains, Cities, Principal Towns, Seas, Lakes, Rivers, &c. Together with an Account of the Lives of the Patriarchs, Primitive Fathers, Emperors, Kings, Popes, Legislators, Great Generals, Admirals, Painters, Statuaries, Historians, Divines, Orators, Poets, Philosophers, Lawyers, Physicians, Learned Women, &c. With their principal Works and best Editions. The goegraphical part by R. Brookes, M.D. and the historical and biographical part by Joseph Collyer.
Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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Epistles domestic, confidential, and official, from General Washington. Written about the commencement of the American contest, When HE Entered ON The Command Of The Army Of The United States. With an Interesting Series of his Letters, particularly to the British Admirals, Arbuthnot and Digby; to General Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis, Sir Guy Carleton, Marquis de la Fayette, &c. &c. To Benjamin Harrison, Esq. Speaker of the House of Delegates in Virginia, to Admiral the Count de Grasse, General Sullivan, respecting an Attack of New-York; including many Applications and Addresses presented to him, with his Answers: Orders and Instructions, on important Occasions, to his Aids de Camp, &c. &c. &c. None of which have been printed in the two volumes published a few months ago.
Washington, George, 1732-1799.Date: 1796- Books
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The seaman's medical advocate: or, an attempt to show that five thousand seamen are, annually, during war, lost to the British nation, in the West-India Merchants' Service, and on-board Ships of War on the West-India Station, through the yellow fever, And other Diseases and Means, from Causes which, it is conceived, are chiefly to be obviated, and unconnected with the Misfortunes of War or Dangers of the Seas. Illustrated by cases and facts. Most respectfully submitted to the Consideration of The British Senate; The Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty; The Admirals of Fleets, and the Commanders of Ships of War, on the West-India Station; The West-India Merchants; And the Commanders of West-India Merchantmen. By Elliot Arthy, surgeon, In the African and West-India Merchants' Service.
Arthy, Elliot, 1765-Date: 1798- Books
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Steel's original and correct list of the Royal Navy, hired armed-vessels, gun-boats, revenue and excise cutters, packets, and India ships, with their commanders and stations. To which are added the following lists, &c. Navy-Agents Page 2 Master-Builders at the King's Yards 2 Navy-List, with the Pursers 3 to 16 Statement of the British Nav. Force 17 Terms of purchasing British Vessels taken by the Enemy 17 Advertisements - 17 Admirals 16 Admirals Pay, Pensions, Superannuation, and Secretaries - 19 Greenwich-Hospital 19 Governors & Lieutenants to Royal-Hospitals - 19 Bost-Captains - 20 Captains Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuation, and Pensions - Page 21 Commanders - 22 Lieutenants 23 Lieutenants Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuation, and Pensions - 29 Matters 29 Masters Pay, Half-Pay, and Superannuation 30 Physicians and Surgeons 31 Surgeons Pay, Half-Pay, & Bounty 32 Widows Pensions in general - 33 Agent Victuallers - 33 Packets 33 Marine Forces - 34 Signal Towers - 36 French Ships taken 37 British Ships taken - 42 Dutch and Spanish Ships taken Page 41 Impress-Service - 43 Revenue and Hired Cutters - 44 India Ships - 46 Monthly Calendar of Head and Prize Money - 47 Command, who have lost their Lives 48 Lords of the Admiralty 49 Admiralty Judges - 49 Navy Pay-Office - 49 Commissioners of Navy, Transport, Victualling, Sick and Hurt, and Greenwich-Hospital 49 Agents for Transports 49 Elders of the Trinity 49 Distrib. of Prize-Money & Gratuities 50 Corrected to February, 1797, And to be continued monthly, during War, and quarterly, during Peace, price sixpence.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.Date: [1797]- Books
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The naval chronicle: or, Voyages, Travels, Expeditions, Remarkable Exploits and Atchievements, Of the most Celebrated English Navigators, Travellers, and Sea-Commanders, from the Earliest Accounts to the End of the Year 1759: By whose Wisdom, Conduct, and Intrepidity, the most useful and important Discoveries have been made, and the British Commerce extended, thro' Asia, Africa, and America: The many Conquests they obtained over the Spaniards, French, and other Nations: The unparalelled Hardships and Sufferings they underwent by Shipwreck, Famine, and the Treachery and Cruelty of their Enemies. With A Description of the Religions, Governments, Customs, Manners, Commerce, and Natural History of the several Nations they visited, conquered, or had Dealings with. Including The Lives of the most Eminent British Admirals and Seamen, who have distinguished themselves by their Bravery and Love of Liberty. In Three Volumes. Adorned with Cuts.
Date: M.DCC.LX. [1760]- Books
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Steel's naval remembrancer: or, the gentleman's maritime chronology of the various transactions of the late war, from its commencement to the important period of signing the preliminary articles, on the 20th of January, 1783. Being An interesting Collection of Intelligence, absolutely necessary for making an accurate Investigation of the naval Resources and efficient Force of the late beliigerent Powers. Comprised, Under the Following Heads: 1. An accurate Statement of the marine Forces of England, France, Spain, and Holland, on the 20th of January, 1783; deducing thence a comparative View of the Navies of each Power, as opposed to Great-Britain. 2. The Disposition of the commissioned Ships of the British Navy, January 20, 1783, tabularly shewing the Admirals and Commodores on the different Stations, with the Number of Ships under their respective Commands. 3. A List of the Cabinet, Jan. 20, 1783. 4. Authentic Copies of the Provisional Articles and Definitive Treaty with America; and the Preliminary Articles and Definitive Treaties with France, Spain, and Holland; including Copies of the Full Powers, Separate Articles, and other Instruments, signed by the belligerent and mediating Powers, or their Plenipotentiaries. 5. The British Ministry, at the different Periods of signing the Preliminary Articles and Definitive Treaties, &c. 6. A List of British Ships of War lost, taken, or destroyed, during the late War, by whom and where taken, &c. 7. A List of American, French, Spanish, and Dutch, Ships, taken or destroyed during the late War, by whom and where taken, &c. 8. A List of Admirals, Commodores, Post-Captains, Masters and Commanders, and Lieutonants commanding Cutters, &c. who have lost their Lives in the Service of Great-Britain during the late War, with the Dates of their Commissions, the Ships they commanded, and the Year and Manner of their Death. With many other subordinate Lists, Tables, &c.
Steel, David.Date: M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]- Books
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Steel's naval remembrancer: or, the gentleman's maritime chronology of the various transactions of the late war, from its commencement to the important period of signing the preliminary articles, on the 20th of January, 1783. Being An interesting Collection of Intelligence, absolutely necessary for making an accurate Investigation of the naval Resources and efficient Force of the late belligerent Powers. Comprised Under The Following Heads: 1. An accurate Statement of the marine Forces of England, France, Spain, and Holland, on the 20th of January, 1783; deducing thence a comparative View of the Navies of each Power, as opposed to Great-Britain. 2. The Disposition of the commissioned Ships of the British Navy, January 20, 1783, tabularly shewing the Admirals and Commodores on the different Stations, with the Number of Ships under their respective Commands. 3. A List of the Cabinet, Jan. 20, 1783. 4. Authentic Copies of the Provisional Articles and Definitive Treaty with America; the Preliminary Articles and Definitive Treaties with France and Spain; and the Preliminary Articles with Holland; including Copies of the Full Powers, Separate Articles, and other Instruments, signed by the belligerent and mediating Powers, or their Plenipotentiaries. 5. The British Ministry, at the different Periods of signing the Preliminary Articles and Definitive Treaties, &c. 6. A List of British Ships of War lost, taken, or destroyed, during the late War, by whom and where taken, &c. 7. A List of American, French, Spanish, and Dutch, Ships, taken or destroyed during the late War, by whom and where taken, &c. 8. A List of Admirals, Commodores, Post-Captains, Masters and Commanders, and Lieutenants commanding Cutters, &c. who have lost their Lives in the Service of Great-Britain during the late War, with the Dates of their Commissions, the Ships they commanded, and the Year and Manner of their Death. With many other subordinate Lists, Tables, &c.
Steel, David.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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Continuation of Doctor Campbell's lives of the British admirals: Containing a new and accurate Naval history, written under the inspection of Doctor Berkenhout.
Campbell, John, 1708-1775.Date: 1779- Books
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The Lives of the English and Irish admirals. Displaying, in the most striking colours, the conduct and heroism of the naval commanders of Great-Britain and Ireland. In two volumes. Vol. I.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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A new naval history: or, compleat view of the British marine. In which the Royal Navy and the merchant's service are traced through all their periods and different branches: with The Lives of the Admirals and Navigators, who have Honour'd this Nation, and Distinguish'd Themselves by their Conduct, Courage, Victories, and Discoveries. including The most considerable Naval Expeditions, and Sea-Fights: our right to The Dominion of the Sea, and the Dignity of the British Flag: the Laws and Regulations for The Government and Oeconomy of His Majesty's Navy; and The Business and Management of the several Royal Yards and Docks in this Kingdom. to which are added Our Right and Title to the British Colonies in North-America: and An Abstract of the Laws now in Force for regulating our Trade and Commerce. Illustrated with copper plates. By John Entick, M.A.
Entick, John, 1703?-1773.Date: M.DCC.LVII. [1757]- Books
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Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods. By Dr. J. Campbell. With a continuation down to the year 1779, ... Written under the inspection of Doctor Berkenhout. The whole illustrated with correct maps ; ... In four volumes. ...
Campbell, John, 1708-1775.Date: 1785- Books
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Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods. By Dr. J. Campbell. With a continuation down to the year 1779, ... Written under the inspection of Doctor Berkenhout. The whole illustrated with correct maps; and frontispieces ... In four volumes. ...
Campbell, John, 1708-1775.Date: 1779- Books
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Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history from the earliest periods. By Dr. J. Campbell. With a continuation down to the year 1779, ... Written under the inspection of Doctor Berkenhout. The whole illustrated with correct maps ; and frontispieces ... In four volumes. ...
Campbell, John, 1708-1775.Date: 1785- Books
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The court and city English register, for the year of our Lord, 1795; (by Samuel Watson, bookseller,) or, a collection of English lists; Containing His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council; the Lords and Commons in Parliament; The Principal Officers of State; and Navy; of the Law, and Trade; The Heads of Colleges and Professors, with many other Lists. To which are added, I. An Alphabetical List of the Rt. Hon. the House of Lords, with their Employments, Posts of Honour, &c. II. An Alphabetical List of the Counties, Cities, Boroughs, and Members for each; with their Connections, Employments, and Posts of Honour. III. The General and Field Officers of His Majesty's Forces. IV. A complete List of the Royal Navy of England, as also the Admirals, Captains, and Commanders of the Navy. With the present State of Scotland and America. The Whole compiled and digested from the most authentic Lists, carefully corrected at the proper Offices; and from the best Information. Fitted to be bound with Watson's Almanack, and making with it, a present State of both Kingdoms.
Date: [1794]- Books
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Bibliotheca biographica: a synopsis of universal biography, ancient and modern. Containing a circumstantial and curious detail of the lives, actions, opinions, writings, and characters of the most celebrated persons, of both Sexes, of all Ranks, in all Countries, and in all Ages: Alphabetically disposed. Particularly Emperors, Kings, Statesmen, Generals and Admirals; Popes, Cardinals, Prelates, Fathers and Arch-Heretics; Divines, Philosophers, Historians, Orators, Civilians, Physicians, Poets, learned Ladies, Painters, and Players. Including also, The personal as well as public History of our Sovereigns, from the Conquest; with many hundred Lives of British Worthies, whose virtuous Acts adorn the Annals of these Kingdoms. A Work equally calculated to inform, entertain, and improve; as preserving Memorials of noble Families, and distinct Accounts of important Transactions and memorable Events; the several Dates compared with the most accurate Chronological Tables extant. The whole affording a comprehensive Abstract of Universal History, and being in reality a convenient Repository to be occasionally consulted for the better understanding Authors, in Civil, Natural, or Ecclesiastical History; Divinity, Philosophy, Politics, and every other kind of Science. By Thomas Flloyd, Esq. ...
Flloyd, Thomas.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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The naval history of Great Britain; with the lives of the most illustrious admirals and commanders, from the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Interspersed with accounts of the most important discoveries made in the several parts of the world; and including all the great events of the present war, to the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight. In four volumes. ... Adorned with the heads of the principal admirals.
Barrow, John, teacher of mathematics.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Ephemera
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